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Show I CHURCH jCIIURCII SECTION SECTION . THIS DESERET NEWS, SATURDAY, APRIL 1, 1933. SUNDA Y SCHOOLS SHOW 23,000 GAIN IN ROLLS FOR SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR r Arrivals Expected To Start Monday For Conference Total Membership Goes 'To 333,120 For 1932 Auxiliaries Plan Conference Programs it Mission Head From U. S., Canada, Mex-- 1 ico Coming' Q ex- -l M (Hi v, PtepnrtiUons are completed for tlte holding of the sesauHie of the one Ini ml red and third annual eoo,fenencc Uie of fwNl Chore h. , are Afnnug the early Arrivals thejpresHleiiU of missions in the United Slates, Including Canada, and JMexiro, These illusion pieSiflenls will meet with the authorities of the Ghtirrh general ii T v .m the Salt Lake temple. Htwe the work of the mis- wall be outlined, problems ysimn discussed and other business Incident to ,the carrying forward .of the great tnliiminry svsteni of the Church In the Untied Slates will he taken up. The pigldcnts of mission ex- petted In Salt Lake early In the week, fn tune for the Tuesday t ne-it- ni'fiihgiare: , ' i President William R, Sloan, North Western Slates mission: ' CalPiesIdengt'JVn- - A. A. Hinckley, Pre-jKl- l- forma mission: toine R. Ivin, Mexican mission: I'i evident Elias 8. Woodruff, of theWestern Slates mission: l'lesldenl Arthur Welling, North Oidral Stales mission; President Gertige S, Romney, Northern Stales mission; I'lenlileiil James It: Mo.vle, Kastern Slates mission; President Jolm V. Hlutli. an mission; President Miles - L. Jones. East fleitt ral Stales mission; President GharliM A. Cal-li- s. Southern Stales mission; Ptotdent Samuel O. rtenolim of the Central States mission and President Charles E. Rowan, Texas mission. . - To Make Hcpijrls .These mission presidents' are ,4.11 so expected to make reports of .mission activities m ttieir live fields, from the pulpit of the , , ( . V J-- , six-an- Increase Registered in All Departments; Ex- J CL,1 t . 1 . nacle. 1 iiiyH ( l tends Through out Stake and .Missions CVOR tlie second consecutive year the' Deseret Sunday School Union, hat Fecorded a growth in mmnbersh Ip in excess Cial ; Of 83,000. j j more Tills remarkable achievement is noted following compilation p! ' the annual report of every Sunday school of (the f.hureh for the year 1932, and Is announced by A. Hamer Reiser general secretary of Hie Deseret! .Sunday Schnlol Union. nd teacher la hnn in 1931. A majority of these were no doubt . taken from i lie teacher training class, accounting for the slight loss in the latter department. f, i Girls Exeeed Boy . Tlie total number of officer and tnaflieig actively engaged In Sunday school supervision and Inal ruction it, the close of 1938 were 19.514. , , Girl exceed boy in tlie total enrollment and also In the In- crease in new members. There were 424.990 boys enrolled: an Increase of 7,830 over 193L Of the girt llere wa an Increase of , L 1 43 to bring tine total girls en-- 1 rolled td 146,471. ji The! 1912 report show that . there were 40 403 Chflldren rca Isle red In the kindergarten department, an increase ol IJiHO. There were 42.714 In the Primary department showing an Increase of l.OHJ in 1032. In she Cliurch history dcpni tfneut. ,30.01? enrolled, an of I, 13. A total of 3r.7li were etuogod In tlie A a incut, The depart gaii of 3.201. 2.130 in tlie H depart- -i hgam (rings the cl roltinent there lucijt to SDHAjeliile Uie G department resistc ed'a-gii- m of 780 to total i The actual 'increase for 108 wa 23,520, white port tar 1932 indicates j that an even greater Increase will be made for last year than Hie year before. With three stake reports yet to be received the total Increase for 1 thre , i The increase of 1931 brougtjit the totat membership of Hie Sunday schools of tlie Cliurch past the Dtio.ooo mark for tlie first time n Ihe hislory of anv organisation of Hie Church. . Tlie tidal mrnjberslilp at 'tlie end of 1032. ,wa 333 129 5 t.roo where. The increase In Kutnlity sclrntd momhi-r-lnocculted llirouulmijit Ui entice Chufch, even In It e mission wtiii.li alone leoocli-a In- - . gain of I HtAl tuemliccs, T i tal number of Sunday si bool members in tlnj missions of Hite' Cliurch Is 51.311. The mecea-Jein the stakes of the Church wa 21.518. bringing fti total eiml!- ment in tlie 101 slakes of ,thj Church to 278,800. With the exception of two, both of them special department all of (lie or department of the Sunday schools slmwed sulistantial Increases in membership . lowtmi tjie grand total cf 23.404. Tii tw department!! allowing alight losses were thn missionary department, the spe. 7t (i Q u it i? u tlaf w jp u ii if n d U- i 10,800 Adult '' -- el'a-is- r , s seo-rrtar- iei m rei TUESDAY, APR14, 4. Relief Society, Executive Officer ' a ni. 2 p.m, lliwhop liuildmg j Rcllof Soeiety Sessisms. ! ! UUtMMltY, APRIL S. to a.m, Relief Socirly Session Tabernacle, 2 p.m. llrtief Society General Session Tabernacle. 7 p.m. Relief Society Mas Meeting on lrubibition-4Aasmtil- y Hall. Till RSDAY, APRIL t 10 :i.m. General Coiifneenee Session Tabernacle. 2 p.m General Conference Session'Tnbeiaiacle. 8 p in. Wioir Concert T'aliernacle. FRIDAY. APRIL 7. , ! j i General Conference Session Tabernacle, t General Conference Scanlon- - Tabernacle, j Genealogical Society Program Tabernacle, SATURDAY. APRIL 8. Aaronio Prieetliood Convention Assembly Had General Priesthood Meeting Tabernacle, Assembly HMl. 'Primary AeoationMeeting SUNDAY, APRfl. i. J. M. I. A. Joint Officers Meeting Assemldy Halt Department of Education Convention Darratt Hatl. General Conference Session. Tabernacle, General Conference Session Tabernacle Sunday School Conference Seeslon Tabernacle. 'll. i 7UW p.m. , 2 pan. 1pm. j 8 am. 8 a.ra, 10 a.m. S pm. 7 p.m. rt i 1 p.m. J , , i t, j Gniiis Uln-- The (osiel Dofttride depa? 'ment. huh lhi! year is conducting a study f the Doctrine and Luvenatils and is romiHvsed lliettien and wiomen inemtier J( of Uieriijmiay sc! toot from 30 year of age up. allowed the largest single Uepaihiirnt increase la. membership. 7 tn increase was 9,510. bringing tbc lutal for this elass tA 68.08JI fir Ue entire . I'Jiureln Efficient respimse to the general sejietary hy Uie stake assured the received of the reports prior to the bolding of the annual Muniiav school srliedmled this year for 0 a(, 7 p.m. in the HuniU) i April TahernAi-le- . Trade, res of this reiKirt telling of Un largest single school ienixdltnenLi Uie smallest, the largest stake enrollment, and Otlier interesting and valuable Information wilt form a part of. the Sunday jsrhool conference cession. Result of (anipnlnn , The j increased membership, which fiir two yesgs passed 2J.0U0 i a remit of actike enlistment work and also an outgrowth o( auoces'ful follow-t- o on wovk the "arcounling for everyone campaign condurtgd by the 1 o ercl Sunday Sritiooi Union througbout the OhurgU two year M. Sunday Schools gave been un- - ' foil derway on Uie new year about three months. A successful eric of stake Bunday school eon venttor are now being held under the aifsplces of tlie gen hoard. - Des-r- et Sunday School Union offlotals and iuema ber of the general board expect that w.tu the increased officer d tearliers and th Sunday schools and Uie efficiency being reached by each individual school6' that the membership in 1033 will show a eorrespoedingly lorga gain at the end of, Uie , Conference Schedule of Meetings 10 offu-er- s 1032 i 1932 is 2,3 104 , ' mis- - teacher training classes. It was shown that there were 1JS79 - . class for training future sionaiHes of Mie Church, and the , , (ii-n- iibiM-ua'l- i gen- - eral conference have been arranged by the general boards , of the auxiliariee of the Church. These programs begin- - with the sessions of the Relief society conference. Tuesday and Wednesday. April 4 and 5. On Tuesday the Relief society will conduct a session fry executive officers and four special department seseliHis. I The letter, meeting ' oommonre at 3 p.m. Wednesday the Relief society will bold two general suasions tu! the Tabernacle. at 10 a m. and 2 p.m These will be under the do return of President Louise Roili-soand the general officers - and board, member of the Relief society, together will member of the General Authorities well be the speakers. President Robison will preside at a prohibition nia meeting Wednesday t 7:an p.m. In Mie Assembly Hall, The Genealogical society meeting, In which a special program based! on the descendants of Lehi. Book of Mormon prophet, will lx presented, will be held in the Tahernaele, Friday, April ' 7. at 7 30 p.m. Special musical and entertaining features are y pmvlded m this rmeimng. The Irlmary assoriatiofi conference session. Saturday, April 8 at 7 m. in the Assembly hall. Will feature the presentation or the Primary health p iv f,,r features in tlie spring festival i ward Under tlie .fcrectioii of Suimmui-tendei- -l . Alberti South amt President RulL MaviEox. a ,mnl session of the! M. I; A will he held Sundiv. April-- at 8 pm hi the Assembly Nall. The summer artiv t y of the M. I A. based on a number ofteisure time ariivi'ies, will be discussed and Introduced. Ttie IVpnrfnient of Education session1 Is scheduled for 8 a.m. Sunday in the ItarraU hall under tlie direction of lir. Joseph F. Merrill, l.liurch ro.mmlssnuier of ' education. Roiwrt L. Judd is chairman of of tlie Jieserpt Sunt committee i day sellout board wtiieh i Charge of preparing their special pnogrni for Sunday evening, April 9. at 7 pm. m the Taberi - !1 during the .general ' conference sessions. r The conference will convene tn Saif I.ake. Thursday, April 6. the one luindred and third annivers. art of the organisation of (tie Church, The sessions will bi" boh I also on Trldav. April 3 and" Jfund.iv, April fl. Meetings will be held at 10 a m. and 3 p.m. Ni , ea(ii of these davs. under the, duertlon of President lloher , Giant. ,, ; UT the general authorities of , the Church, with the exception of I'.hier John A. Wldtsoe, of the Council of the Twelve who Ms over the European mls--- y presiding smn. -- arc expected to be tn at all session and speak i during tlie meetings. Priesthood Meet Sot President UranL wilt open the conference Thursday morning and deliver his eonferenoe address to the thousands .who will bo seinl1ed Jn the great Mon h limn" tabernacle In Salt Lake. V general Priesthood meeting is scheduled for Saturday. April , B at 7 p.m. ih the Tabernacle. At seven (hut tune between thousand members holding the to assembled he wilt Pilrslhnod the Tabemaele for instructions and rounsel from the leader the Chut oil. A special Aaronio Pciesthood coincniion fur alt stake and ward officer dealing with the Aaronio Uia Priesthood members of Church will be held tn the Assembly Hall. Saturday, April 8. at 2 p.m. It is expected that the largest assembly of Aaronio Priesthood leaders In many years will he assembled at this meeting. for which a special program has been outlined. PKCIAL programs for - arrival are P ONFERE.NGE it'd to begin inula and if t J , |